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China Beach Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
The Unquiet Earth
Wed, Sep 20, 1989 60 mins
McMurphy and K.C. (Marg Helgenberger) are taken underground as captives of the VC, and McMurphy is forced to perform surgery on a wounded VC leader. Tran: Liem Whatley. Lt. Lackey: Jim Jarrett. Cadre Leader: Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad.
Episode 2
Skin Deep
Wed, Sep 27, 1989 60 mins
McMurphy enlists K.C. to boost the morale of a GI whose face has been disfigured; and donut dolly Holly (Ricki Lake) organizes a Miss China Beach Pageant. Gaspar: Carlos Gomez. Sarge: Troy Evans. Miss High Fever: Kimber Sissons. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 3
Dear China Beach
Wed, Oct 4, 1989 60 mins
Dodger is given an infant said to be his son; McMurphy makes a bad patient when she gets dysentery; a batch of letters arrives from seventh-graders in Colorado. Dr. Bernard: Derek de Lint. Boonie: Brian Wimmer. Holly: Ricki Lake. Sister: Kieu Chinh. LRRP: Roger Hewlett. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 4
Who's Happy Now?
Wed, Oct 11, 1989 60 mins
A craniotomy that alters a patient's mental capacity plays on the mind of Dr. Richard (Robert Picardo); Lila (Concetta Tomei) finds romance while awaiting a promotion; a client stiffs K.C. (Marg Helgenberger). Nichols: Tom Hodges. Col. Buster Darling: R. Lee Ermey.
Episode 5
Independence Day
Wed, Oct 25, 1989 60 mins
As China Beach celebrates Independence Day, Dr. Bernard sparks a romance with McMurphy (Dana Delany). Roxanne: Elizabeth Sung. Vinnie: Tom Sizemore. Hang: Haunani Minn. Dr. Richard: Robert Picardo. Lila: Concetta Tomei.
Episode 6
Ghosts
Wed, Nov 8, 1989 60 mins
K.C. avoids the specter of her unresolved relationship with her father; Dr. Richard performs a "black wedding" as his ex-wife remarries back home; Beckett ties up loose ends with Mai. Beckett: Michael Boatman. Dr. Bernard: Derek de Lint. Dodger: Jeff Kober. Dr. Richard: Robert Picardo.
Episode 7
With a Little Help from My Friends
Wed, Nov 15, 1989 60 mins
Evidence suggests that Holly's friend Hang is connected to the VC; Frankie is seriously injured by a booby trap; and McMurphy and Dr. Bernard team up at a civilian clinic. Holly: Ricki Lake. Man with Basket: Jean Pierre Nguyen. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 8
China Men
Wed, Nov 22, 1989 60 mins
Hyers and Dodger face each other after a battlefield incident puts them at odds; McMurphy feels like the odd man out at a dinner party with Dr. Bernard and his compatriots. Pei: Elsie Sniffen. Jack: Thomas Haden Church. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 9
How to Stay Alive in Vietnam
Wed, Nov 29, 1989 60 mins
Beckett and a photographer (Lisa Banes) join a patrol, which meets tragedy in the jungle. Part 1 of two. Sarge: Troy Evans. Answer Man: Robert LaSardo.
Episode 10
How to Stay Alive in Vietnam
Wed, Dec 6, 1989 60 mins
Conclusion. McMurphy forms an attachment to the wounded POW (Haing S. Ngor), but he's torn away for interrogation by South Vietnamese MPs; and a new officer (Dorian Harewood) takes over the base and takes a liking to K.C. Answer Man: Robert LaSardo. Lila: Concetta Tomei. Cat: Lisa Banes. K.C.: Marg Helgenberger.
Episode 11
Magic
Wed, Jan 3, 1990 60 mins
McMurphy is caught in a love triangle with Bernard and Vinnie (Derek de Lint, Tom Sizemore); Boonie and Holly grow closer; and Lila and K.C. cope with personal disappointments. Otis: Dorian Harewood. Troubadour: Chantara Nop. Boonie: Brian Wimmer. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 12
Nightfall
Wed, Jan 10, 1990 60 mins
K.C. knows the identity of a murdered Vietnamese prostitute, but Otis refuses to give the case a full investigation, so K.C. attempts to find the truth herself. Madame Lai: Nobu McCarthy. Lien: Lily Ai. Otis: Dorian Harewood. Nhung: Catherine Ai.
Episode 13
Souvenirs
Wed, Jan 17, 1990 60 mins
Dodger ventures into a jungle of red tape to get his son and himself out of Vietnam and back into the world. Actual veterans comment about coping with bureaucracy and returning home from Vietnam. U.S. Clerk: Tony Monte. Vietnamese Official: Brian Fong. McMurphy: Dana Delany. Sister: Kieu Chinh.
Episode 14
Holly's Choice
Tue, Jan 30, 1990 60 mins
Holly has had an abortion, and the difficult choice she made reverberates throughout the base. Zimmer: Edward Blanchard. Bev: Mary Tanner. Afro: Lexie Bigham. Kass: Marcia Magus. McMurphy: Dana Delany.
Episode 15
A Rumor of Peace
Wed, Feb 7, 1990 60 mins
Frankie and Beckett (Michael Boatman) start the rumor that the war's over while on a pirate radio broadcast. Chacon: Carlos Cervantes. Answer Man: Robert LaSardo. Grunt: David Youse.
Episode 16
Warriors
Wed, Feb 14, 1990 60 mins
McMurphy faces an emotional and ethical battle when she delivers Vinnie's buddy from death but he falls into a coma; Frankie's mistakenly put in charge of a squad of grizzled grunts. Vinnie: Tom Sizemore. Angel: Don Cheadle. Frankie: Nancy Giles.
Episode 17
The Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Wed, Feb 28, 1990 60 mins
As Dodger struggles to reconcile his Vietnam experience, he meets a friend who's struggling with the decision to dodge the draft. Archie Winslow: Tom Bower. Richard: Doug Savant. Sissy: Helen Hunt. Sweetness: Bobby Hosea.
Episode 18
Skylark
Wed, Mar 14, 1990 60 mins
A mysterious pair of ballroom dancers waltz into China Beach, bringing harmony to the bickering McMurphy and Dr. Richard, while completing their own mystical mission. McMurphy: Dana Delany. Dr. Richard: Robert Picardo.
Episode 19
Phoenix
Wed, Mar 21, 1990 60 mins
K.C. is caught in the middle of a CIA assassination plot, and McMurphy is asked to vouch for her innocence. Ace: Kevin Kilner. GTO: Tai Thai. Truong Chinh: Le Tuan. Boonie: Brian Wimmer. McMurphy: Dana Delaney.
Episode 20
The FNG
Mon, Apr 16, 1990 60 mins
How it all started ... Colleen McMurphy (Dana Delany) reports for duty, and is initiated into the dark and bloody experience of Vietnam; K.C. and Boonie meet for the first time. Jan: Debra Stricklin. Tommy: Tim Griffen. Boonie: Brian Wimmer. Miller: Wings Hauser.
Episode 21
The Gift
Mon, Apr 23, 1990 60 mins
McMurphy is the beneficiary of a soldier she doesn't remember; Lila (Concetta Tomei) halfheartedly welcomes a friend (Barbara Babcock) who's doing a recruiting film and who now outranks her. Soubra: Gerrit Graham. Oliver Stoned: Scott Lincoln.
Episode 22
Strange Brew
Mon, Apr 30, 1990 60 mins
A binge leads to a venture into a dreamscape, where McMurphy and K.C. try to heal the inner wounds of the past and present. Dreamwalker: Gary Farmer. Joey: Clancy Brown. Mom: Penny Fuller. McMurphy: Dana Delany. Eric Burdon and Katrina and the Waves appear.